BMC AMI Ops vs. XStream cStream

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
BMC AMI Ops
Score 8.5 out of 10
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BMC AMI Ops enhances mainframe resiliency with AI-driven analytics and automation, enabling proactive issue resolution, streamlined workflows, and data-driven decisions. It boosts operational efficiency and reduces costs by minimizing manual efforts and optimizing resource consumption for better ROI.N/A
XStream cStream
Score 0.0 out of 10
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cStream collects real-time performance and consumption statistics of transactional workloads. It is thus able to show information relating to what is really happening at the moment, without having to wait for extractions and re-elaborations that will take place the following day. Highlighting anomalous situations allows customers to obtain MIPS savings, to improve the efficiency of the applications and the quality of the software, in order to support the technical teams in…N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
BMC AMI Ops
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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User Ratings
BMC AMI OpsXStream cStream
Likelihood to Recommend
7.6
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Usability
7.8
(13 ratings)
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User Testimonials
BMC AMI OpsXStream cStream
Likelihood to Recommend
BMC Software Inc.
You can track CICS task, take actions on them if some are hang or looping. You can go to the past because activity is recorded ans all metrics are available later. You can do correlation between CICS/Db2/MQ when you have CICS transactions doing access to these domains. You can set thresholds or alarms on some metrics to take actions or be alerted when exceeded.
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XSTREAM
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Pros
BMC Software Inc.
  • Monitor the health of the system. Alert when the threshold is met such as CPU DASD I/O MVS Storage
  • Does a very good job with IMS Reporting and threshold notification. region Looping, high CPU
  • Java region Gabbage collection reporting work great with IBM Health center.
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XSTREAM
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Cons
BMC Software Inc.
  • Some of the data in java (or web) is presented in what looks like the original ISPF panels. Functional, but not pretty. Keep the same info but make it more presentable
  • More online help on field. Or expanded help
  • perhaps an option for fewer screens for novice users
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XSTREAM
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Usability
BMC Software Inc.
Because it greatly helps to resolve issues that directly impact business and is very easy to use, the Documentation part is also well supported in case of need.
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XSTREAM
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Alternatives Considered
BMC Software Inc.
BMC AMI Cloud and Data provides a data resiliency solution for the cloud. It is for customers looking to 1. backup their decades-worth of data stored in physical or virtual tapes to Cloud storage (AWS S3), 2. perform analytics and business intelligence to run targeted customers or campaigns on mainframe data now available in the cloud, and 3. use the data as backup/ restore copies in the event of a disaster.
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XSTREAM
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Return on Investment
BMC Software Inc.
  • Negative: Not effective use of archive data for historical displays, it takes much time and hangs.
  • Negative: The installation method through the installer is not friendly.
  • Positive: CICS issues can be identified, diagnosed and fixed promptly.
  • Negative: Applying passcodes is more difficult than desired.
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XSTREAM
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